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Montara manzanita

Montara manzanita noun: arctostaphylos montaraensis, an endangered species of shrub native to California.

montara manzanita: arctostaphylos montaraensis, an endangered species of shrub native to California
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Noun

Montara manzanita (plural Montara manzanitas)

  1. Arctostaphylos montaraensis, an endangered species of shrub native to California.

Forms of Montara manzanita

pluralMontara manzanitas

Origin of Montara manzanita

From Montara (“place in California”) + manzanita (“Arctostaphylos sp.”), a calque of translingual Arctostaphylos montaraensis.

Questions about Montara manzanita

What does Montara manzanita mean?
Montara manzanita means arctostaphylos montaraensis, an endangered species of shrub native to California.
What part of speech is Montara manzanita?
Montara manzanita is a noun.
What is the plural of Montara manzanita?
The plural of Montara manzanita is Montara manzanitas.

Words near Montara manzanita in the dictionary

  1. montantes
  2. montants
  3. Montanye
  4. Montanyes
  5. Montara
  6. Montara manzanita
  7. Montargis
  8. montaria
  9. montarias
  10. Montastier
  11. Montauban

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